Aspiring to be the 'Veranda of Medina'

The notion of enforcing religiously motivated regulations in South Sulawesi contradicts the need to promote tourism.

August 31, 2011

ANDI Patabai Pabokori, then chief of the South Sulawesi district of Bulukumba, remembers well the night he hosted a party at his official residence eight years ago. "It was to be like a family party," Andi recalled in a recent conversation with Tempo.

The guests at Andi's party that night were special: some 40 owners of entertainment establishments and liquor shops. Andi called the guests to make an important announcement. "As of this night, you

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